Реферат: Struggles Of The Oppressed Woman Essay Research

as Tan.

Amy Tan and Lynn Bloom were from totally different backrounds and had totally

different goals to achieve. Though, almost every aspect of their lives was different they

both had the same types of problems to overcome. The problems that they faced were

many, but the one that they had in common was that of oppression. Being oppressed by

their peers played integral parts in both of their lives. First starting when she was a baby,

Tan experienced oppression her whole life. Never able to make her own decisions,

having her life planned, without any consent, and being treated as a slave by the Huangs,

were some of the reasons that Tan felt she had to overcome this oppression that

imprisoned her. This imprisonment denied her of the person she wanted to be. Bloom

experienced this same type of oppression, but on a much lower scale, in her quest of

becoming a college English professor. Once earning her position of Teacher Assistant

she came to realize that teaching as a woman has many disadvantages. She was often

rejected from jobs that she knew she was qualified for, and even those that she landed

had very tight restrictions. There are similarities in the restrictions that Bloom faced and

the restrictions that Tan faced. Tan was allowed certain actions while other actions were

not allowed; as is the case with Bloom, she was not allowed to voice her own opinion in

her class, partly because she was a woman. Bloom talks about ?her voice? that she

always ignored. She just accepted the way things were. Tan also accepted the way

things were, never making what she knew was the right choice. Tan and Bloom were

very much alike in that they were afraid of their superiors. They both thought they had

no rights to act on their own and do as they feel. The two were also alike in the fact that

they developed, over time, a very strong personality which helped them achieve their

goals. Bloom had a demeaning, one sentence written recommendation, that she used

once but vowed never to use again. This exemplifies that she was strong and did not

want that kind of help. Tan, also vowed, that she would not be controlled by a family

such as the Huang?s, demonstrating her will power.

Even though they shared many things in common they had their differences. The

one difference that stood out the most was the supporting male. Bloom had a very